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Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others

calendar_today 19 August 2019

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Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day

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My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation

calendar_today 12 August 2019

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My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their…

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day

calendar_today 11 July 2019

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day

Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.   Women have a…

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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

calendar_today 02 July 2019

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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

“I have met many women who have suffered tremendously during labour,” said Dr. Kenza Aden, a general practitioner in Djibouti. This is because most of her patients …

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Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

calendar_today 01 July 2019

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Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

Twenty-five years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the…

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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

calendar_today 17 June 2019

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Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

Bushra was only 14 years old when her family arranged a child marriage to an older man, and a year later she became pregnant. She was a mother of six when her husband lost his job…

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Four reasons menstruation is a human rights issue

calendar_today 28 May 2019

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Four reasons menstruation is a human rights issue

Over a woman’s lifetime, she could easily spend three to eight years menstruating. Misconceptions and mismanagement of menstruation can hamper women’s ability to…

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The Youth Forum in the Arab Region 2019: Call for youth participation

calendar_today 23 May 2019

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The Youth Forum in the Arab Region 2019: Call for youth participation

UNFPA and its partners in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Youth and Sports are convening the second edition of The Youth Forum in the Arab Region in Tunisia from 20 to…

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A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

calendar_today 21 May 2019

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A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

DOMIZ 2, Iraq – “I never thought I would have to start over,” Nermin* told UNFPA from Domiz 2 Camp in Iraq.  She was 21 when she was uprooted from…

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